In the CSULB Student Satisfaction Survey of 2005, student/faculty connections were related to greater student satisfaction. This continues to be the case in 2009, as evidenced in the data presented below.

Interacting with faculty outside of class

If you could start your college education over again, would you enroll at CSULB?

Total

Definitely not

Probably not

Probably

Definitely

How difficult has it been to interact with faculty outside of class?

Not difficult

Count

34

153

743

1126

2056

% within How difficult has it been to interact with faculty outside of class?

1.7%

7.4%

36.1%

54.8%

100.0%

Somewhat difficult

Count

34

171

564

539

1308

% within How difficult has it been to interact with faculty outside of class?

2.6%

13.1%

43.1%

41.2%

100.0%

Difficult

Count

24

63

184

124

395

% within How difficult has it been to interact with faculty outside of class?

6.1%

15.9%

46.6%

31.4%

100.0%

Very difficult

Count

33

39

63

55

190

% within How difficult has it been to interact with faculty outside of class?

17.4%

20.5%

33.2%

28.9%

100.0%

Total

Count

125

426

1554

1844

3949

% within How difficult has it been to interact with faculty outside of class?

3.2%

10.8%

39.4%

46.7%

100.0%

Satisfaction with opportunities to interact with faculty outside of class

If you could start your college education over again, would you enroll at CSULB?

Total

Definitely not

Probably not

Probably

Definitely

How satisfied have you been with the opportunities to interact with faculty outside of class?

5=High

Count

15

56

269

648

988

% within How satisfied have you been with the opportunities to interact with faculty outside of class?

1.5%

5.7%

27.2%

65.6%

100.0%

4

Count

16

101

470

617

1204

% within How satisfied have you been with the opportunities to interact with faculty outside of class?

1.3%

8.4%

39.0%

51.2%

100.0%

3

Count

37

144

537

397

1115

% within How satisfied have you been with the opportunities to interact with faculty outside of class?

3.3%

12.9%

48.2%

35.6%

100.0%

2

Count

23

90

215

123

451

% within How satisfied have you been with the opportunities to interact with faculty outside of class?

5.1%

20.0%

47.7%

27.3%

100.0%

1=Low

Count

34

37

59

53

183

% within How satisfied have you been with the opportunities to interact with faculty outside of class?

18.6%

20.2%

32.2%

29.0%

100.0%

Total

Count

125

428

1550

1838

3941

% within How satisfied have you been with the opportunities to interact with faculty outside of class?

3.2%

10.9%

39.3%

46.6%

100.0%

Number of Faculty Who Would Give Recommendation

If you could start your college education over again, would you enroll at CSULB?

Total

Definitely not

Probably not

Probably

Definitely

How many faculty members do you know well enough to ask for a recommendation?

Four or more

Count

14

41

199

321

575

% within How many faculty members do you know well enough to ask for a recommendation?

2.4%

7.1%

34.6%

55.8%

100.0%

Three

Count

12

70

220

324

626

% within How many faculty members do you know well enough to ask for a recommendation?

1.9%

11.2%

35.1%

51.8%

100.0%

Two

Count

28

89

405

487

1009

% within How many faculty members do you know well enough to ask for a recommendation?

2.8%

8.8%

40.1%

48.3%

100.0%

One

Count

26

93

346

365

830

% within How many faculty members do you know well enough to ask for a recommendation?

3.1%

11.2%

41.7%

44.0%

100.0%

None

Count

45

140

394

357

936

% within How many faculty members do you know well enough to ask for a recommendation?

4.8%

15.0%

42.1%

38.1%

100.0%

Total

Count

125

433

1564

1854

3976

% within How many faculty members do you know well enough to ask for a recommendation?